Thumbs-up: To Honor Flight Chicago for taking two local World War II veterans to Washington, D.C., Wednesday to visit veterans’ memorials. Joe Bussone of Sycamore and Pete Johnson of DeKalb were among the 86 veterans who made the all-expenses-paid trip. The group toured the National World War II Memorial, Lincoln Memorial, Thomas Jefferson Memorial, Korean War Veterans Memorial and the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum. They also got a warm welcome back home at Midway Airport, which they appreciated. “I would go again just for this reception right here,” Joe Bussone said. “People giving thanks and appreciation.”

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